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Parkland College Library, also part of the learning commons, holds a collection of over 120,000 volumes; its materials help fulfill student curricular/academic program needs as well as the personal enrichment and lifelong learning needs of the college community. In conjunction with the college's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, the Library also administers SPARK, Parkland's digital institutional repository of scholarly works.
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Parkland students also take part in extramural team sports under the mascot Cobras, including baseball, softball, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, golf, and men's and women's soccer. A Division II (Division I Soccer) member of the
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Parkland Theatre, William M. Staerkel Planetarium, and Giertz Gallery offer free or affordable performances, programs, and exhibits year-round to campus and community members. Parkland's radio
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